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Protesters flag up college access fears
DOZENS of residents living near an Ambleside college have put up a roadside banner to flag up their fears about increased traffic near their homes. Two years ago residents were angered when heavy construction traffic was routed through Greenbank and Castlefield
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Hand back our Heritage: Big step toward archives return
A BIG step towards returning precious K Shoes archives to Kendal is to be taken next week. A member of the county archive service is to travel to the headquarters of shoe giant Clarks International at Street in Somerset to discuss how the documents can
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Hand back our Heritage: Big step toward archives return
A BIG step towards returning precious K Shoes archives to Kendal is to be taken next week. A member of the county archive service is to travel to the headquarters of shoe giant Clarks International at Street in Somerset to discuss how the documents can
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Canal could be another Venice
STUDENTS have been exploring the idea of launching a waterbus on the Lancaster Canal. Waterbuses are popular attractions on the canals of Venice and Copenhagen and, closer to home, on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. With the Carnforth Market Town Initiative
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Canal could be another Venice
STUDENTS have been exploring the idea of launching a waterbus on the Lancaster Canal. Waterbuses are popular attractions on the canals of Venice and Copenhagen and, closer to home, on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. With the Carnforth Market Town Initiative
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Crack hits county
Highly addictive crack cocaine is now the biggest drugs threat in Cumbria, says the county's top policeman. Chief constable Michael Baxter told Kendal Police Community Liaison Forum that people could become addicted to the drug a mixture of cocaine and
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Save our Public Toilets: Seaside loos under threat
Calls have been made for public loos at a tourist honeypot on the Furness coast to be kept open, writes Rachel Kitchen. And some councillors say money could be raised to keep the Bardsea toilets open by shutting the conveniences further down the coast
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Indoor cricket festival
THE ONE-DAY Cumbria Inter-Cricket Indoor Competition takes in Kendal on Tuesday. More than 40 children, aged 11-16, will be taking part in the event at Queen Katherine School on Appleby Road, Kendal. The eight-a-side format is designed to give all players
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Partially burned body found near Killington
A partially burned body has been discovered in open countryside close to the A684 Kendal to Sedbergh Road this morning (Friday, April 25). The body of the unidentified man was found by a member of the public in a field close to a dry-stone wall at around
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Cricket: First day century for Strydom
SOUTH African professional Pieter Strydom cracked an unbeaten century to steer Netherfield to a seven-wicket win on the opening day of the new Northern Premier League season on Saturday. Strydom, skipper of Border in his native country, made an unbeaten
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The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight
THIS CD marks a change of style from the alternative pop that made The Cardigans famous over a decade ago. The band have grown up and, boy, does their music show it. Long Gone Before Daylight' is one of those albums that could pretty much appeal to anyone
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Snail-paced traffic
A MARAUDING mollusc left a trail of destruction after it crawled into the control box of traffic lights at a busy Kendal road junction. The snail found its way on to electrical components and shorted out crucial circuits in the control box at the junction
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Greater police presence
EXTRA police officers will be pounding the beat on foot and by car throughout Carnforth, the Lune Valley and more isolated areas of Heysham Saturday as part of Lancashire police's Rural Impact Day. The project aims to tackle issues such as crime, road
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Pool opening delayed
THE grand opening of Grange-over-Sands's new swimming pool has been delayed after the man who was due to cut the ribbon on the multi-million pound community project suffered a minor heart attack. David Oxley CBE, former chairman of Sport England, was
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'Baywatch hero' saves woman
A NEWLY-QUALIFIED boat skipper turned lakeside lifeguard as he saved a drowning woman in Windermere. Dan Nield, who works for Windermere Lake Cruises, was locking up at Bowness pier on Wednesday night when he was alerted to a woman struggling in the water
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Hands off our plants
A GREEN fingered thief has been raiding Grange Promenade Gardens of its new prized plants before the soil has even settled, reports Ellis Butcher. A team of volunteers who put in hours of spare time to add some floral colour to the tourist attraction
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Parish councillors operate speed guns
CIVILIANS are to be posted on the front line of a police drive to cut the carnage on the county's roads, reports Jennie Dennett. Parish councillors are to be kitted out with a £1,700 speed gun in a pilot study to empower communities to tackle foot-to-the-floor-motorists
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Council's rights of way record improves
SIR, South Lakeland District Council is known to be seeking economies, and we have all witnessed the recent fiasco over proposals to close public toilets. Therefore, The Ramblers' Association is very concerned by a suggestion that SLDC may be planning
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Put footpath on rail viaduct
SIR, I like the suggestion of Jocelyn Innes of Arnside (Letters, April 11, Golden Gate of the North') that the proposed bridge across Morecambe Bay Estuary would be enhanced by the inclusion of a public foot and cycle path attached to its side, as on
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Development not relief
Sir, It is easy to understand why there is support for the idea of a relief' road to solve Kendal's traffic problems. Unfortunately, as the report to the county council's local committee makes perfectly clear, the proposed Plumgarths-A6 link would not
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Protesters flag up college access fears
DOZENS of residents living near an Ambleside college have put up a roadside banner to flag up their fears about increased traffic near their homes. Two years ago residents were angered when heavy construction traffic was routed through Greenbank and Castlefield
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Protesters flag up college access fears
DOZENS of residents living near an Ambleside college have put up a roadside banner to flag up their fears about increased traffic near their homes. Two years ago residents were angered when heavy construction traffic was routed through Greenbank and Castlefield
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Shoe factory wind down begins
ONE of Kendal's best-known companies is entering its final days of manufacturing, bringing to a close a proud history of decades of shoe making in the town, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. The last shoes will be completed at the Springer factory next
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Time-trial cyclist injured
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old Oxenholme cyclist was left with serious head injuries after being knocked from her bike while taking part in a time trial. Lynn Hamel, a member of the Kent Valley Road Club, was thrown from her bike
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Special school takes wings
A boarding school for youngsters with emotional and behavioural difficulties that failed to find a home in Witherslack after meeting fierce opposition is opening on a new site next week with the creation of up to 60 jobs. Classes begin at The Wings School
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Save Our Public Toilets: Double whammy for Lakes car park
Shopkeepers and their customers are up in arms after public toilets on one of the Lake District's busiest car parks were mothballed. Bowness traders say they are doubly angry because not only has South Lakeland District Council shut the toilets at Glebe
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Westmorland Football: Leaders watch and wait
VILLAGE side Coniston completed the double over defending champions Wetheriggs United, their closest rivals for the first division title, and did so in emphatic fashion with a stirring 5-1 win at Penrith on Tuesday evening Coniston have one league game
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West Lancs League: Best until last...
MILNTHORPE Corinthians received a boost in their bid to avoid relegation from the West Lancs League when they posted their best result of the season, a comfortable 5-1 win over fellow bottom three side Springfields on Tuesday night. Able to muster their
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Artful Close bags spoils - Kendal Town 2- Belper Town 1
A BEAUTIFULLY worked con-trick of a free kick gave Kendal the double over promotion chasing Belper Town. With time running out at Parkside Jamie Close lined up a free-kick from just outside the Belper box. As Kendal's tallest three players raced in from
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Smith's Verdict by Peter Smith
IN THE WAKE of their cup-final defeat, Town still have a bit to prove before the season ends this weekend, reveals manager Peter Smith. "Yes, we were disappointed about the cup final, but it says a lot about the squad that we picked ourselves up again
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Fell Running: First five men in 'Waltz' fo under record
THREE South Lakeland fell runners underlined their championship credentials with title-winning performances in Saturday's Anniversary Waltz race from Stair, near Keswick, writes Mike Addison. The second English championship race of the season attracted
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Rugby: Voortman has talks with Sedgley Park
IAN VOORTMAN may be playing his final match for Kendal when he steps out at Fylde in the final match of the season on Saturday, writes Richard Daniels. Voortman is currently in negotiations with Sedgley Park over a deal which will enable him to keep playing
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Cricket: Spills not thrills
WITHOUT their professional Kabir Khan, Kendal lacked the razor-sharpness necessary to worry the Northern Premier League champions Darwen in a five-wicket defeatat Shap Road. Kabir arrives this week after completing new immigration procedures. His compatriot
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Skippers' Say...
The 'goss' from Kendal and Netherfield CCs by Captains David Fallows and Tommy Prime So how did the first games go for both clubs? Tommy: So the first league game of our season looms, then our talisman opening bowler Scott Clement breaks down in a midweek
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Athlete - Vehicles and Animals
One burning question! Are Athlete going to be the next big thing? They have quality, there's no doubt. They can write classy tunes, there's no doubt. The trouble they have is you can't pin them down. They're not entirely indie, not Brit Pop, not folk
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Snail-paced traffic
A MARAUDING mollusc left a trail of destruction after it crawled into the control box of traffic lights at a busy Kendal road junction. The snail found its way on to electrical components and shorted out crucial circuits in the control box at the junction
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Greater police presence
EXTRA police officers will be pounding the beat on foot and by car throughout Carnforth, the Lune Valley and more isolated areas of Heysham Saturday as part of Lancashire police's Rural Impact Day. The project aims to tackle issues such as crime, road
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Greater police presence
EXTRA police officers will be pounding the beat on foot and by car throughout Carnforth, the Lune Valley and more isolated areas of Heysham Saturday as part of Lancashire police's Rural Impact Day. The project aims to tackle issues such as crime, road
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Pool opening delayed
THE grand opening of Grange-over-Sands's new swimming pool has been delayed after the man who was due to cut the ribbon on the multi-million pound community project suffered a minor heart attack. David Oxley CBE, former chairman of Sport England, was
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'Baywatch hero' saves woman
A NEWLY-QUALIFIED boat skipper turned lakeside lifeguard as he saved a drowning woman in Windermere. Dan Nield, who works for Windermere Lake Cruises, was locking up at Bowness pier on Wednesday night when he was alerted to a woman struggling in the water
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Hands off our plants
A GREEN fingered thief has been raiding Grange Promenade Gardens of its new prized plants before the soil has even settled, reports Ellis Butcher. A team of volunteers who put in hours of spare time to add some floral colour to the tourist attraction
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Killer bug fears allayed
SEDBERGH School's head teacher has reassured people there is no threat from overseas pupils returning to the town amid growing fears about the dangerous SARS virus. Christopher Hirst has written an open letter, saying the school's actions had exceeded
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New competition
A new competition will be announced in the near future. If you would like to suggest a topic or theme, please contact the Web Editor at digital.media@kendal.newsquest.co.uk. April 25, 2003 13:01
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Photo winners to be announced soon
Winners from our recent competition will be announced shortly. Stay tuned. April 25, 2003 13:01
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The Way I See It - Wordsworth would turn in his grave
"DO YOU think the Trustees of Dove Cottage, Grasmere, know that the Daily Express is offering it as a prize?" asks Lee Haywood, of Ambleside. Maybe the only way they could find to finance the big extension next to the Wordsworth Museum is to sell off
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Park and Ride is the answer
Sir, For years, residents of the Fellside/Greenside part of Kendal have found it difficult to park anywhere near their houses during the day because commuters park their cars in the area for the whole day while they are at work (Letters, April 18, Not
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Remember the forest
SIR, Visitors to Grizedale may be disappointed if they are returning to explore for new sculptures and constructions derived from and inspired by the forest environment. Sculpture in the natural environment was pioneered and developed by Bill Grant for
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Imaginative approach to social menace
Cumbria Police have come up with some innovative ideas to tackle foot-to-the-floor motorists who flout speed limits with potentially fatal consequences. One of the most unusual ideas is to loan speed guns costing £1,700 to parish councils and, possibly
